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Why grounded?

Replies traded insults and slurs instead of answering each other.

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A post sets Clayface's $43 million start below Morbius in a DCU and Sonyverse comparison. Replies split on judging a film after one weekend.

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• DCU slump: Clayface's $43 million start trails even Morbius, after Supergirl reportedly lost the studio money.
• Unfair comparison: Setting an opening weekend against full theatrical runs from before streaming says nothing yet.
• Small budget: Clayface cost around $40 million, so it can profit on numbers that would sink a bigger film.
• Word of mouth: Strong reviews, Halloween and a China release should carry it past Morbius in the coming weeks.

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Replies kept asking a chatbot for a verdict instead of engaging each other's points.

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A post cites a rugby study where creatine raised DHT by 56%, linking it to hair loss. Replies split on how much weight one small study carries.

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• Isolated study: The 56% rise came from one small loading-week study; a 2025 trial saw no DHT or hair change.
• DHT risk: Any rise in DHT speeds genetic hair loss, so a 56% jump matters for susceptible men.
• Shedding reports: Repeated shedding on creatine is a real pattern that advocates wave away too quickly.

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Replies kept circling the same right-to-know claims with insults aimed at the poster.

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A post from a developer calls Steam's AI disclosure rule a magnet for review bombs. Replies argue players have a right to know what they buy.

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• Unfair target: Nobody must disclose their engine, assets or plugins, so singling out AI exists only to punish developers.
• Right to know: Many players genuinely want to avoid AI-made games, so a label lets them choose before they buy.
• Inconsistent rule: Steam does not require disclosing AI-generated code, only art, which makes the rule look arbitrary.
• Hiding backfires: Players who dislike AI will find out anyway, and an undisclosed game draws an even worse review bomb.

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Replies drifted into a separate fight about another studio's losses, with insults traded along the way.

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A post says Gunn-era Superman and Supergirl earned about 43% abroad, against 56% to 62% for Snyder's films. Replies split on what explains the gap.

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• Brand decline: Outside Batman, DC characters have not been culturally popular abroad for a long time, so recognition no longer sells tickets.
• Tone problem: International audiences reject films that feel childish or jokey, and the Gunn universe leans that way.
• Misleading comparison: Superman had the strongest international box office of any comic book film in 2025, which signals real interest.
• Snyder fallout: Fans abroad invested in the Snyder films, and dropping that universe drove them away.

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Most replies asked which film it was or mourned CGI rather than addressing who did the stunt.

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A post credits Jenette Goldstein's gymnastics for a diving-board explosion stunt in Lethal Weapon 2. Replies argue whether she performed it at all.

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• Her own stunt: Goldstein's gymnastics background let her perform the dive while a pressure pad timed the blast.
• Stunt double: A stunt woman performed the dive, and Goldstein herself has described it that way at a convention.
• Dummy and cuts: The flight through the air used a stiff dummy swapped in with camera tricks and film cuts.

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A pile-on of agreement buried the few replies that pushed back.

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A post calls the CMA and ABC Dolly Parton tribute terrible and too small. Replies split on the singing and whether it honored her.

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• Too small: The special felt like a tribute to a mid-level artist, with her family and contemporaries largely missing.
• Industry honor: It was a CMA showcase that raised $1 million for her book program and felt moving in the room.
• Weak singing: Several singers were off key and Carrie Underwood's late song felt flat, though others call it restrained.

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Replies talked past each other on earnings, debt and valuation.

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An investor notes SpaceX beat revenue forecasts and guided capex far above consensus, and argues rallies are likely even if the AI trade has peaked. Replies split.

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• Real earnings: Unlike 1999, today's AI leaders have large earnings, so the internet bubble comparison does not fit.
• Debt warning: Off-balance-sheet debt, costly bond issues and unhappy credit markets point to trouble ahead.
• Demand is early: Agentic and physical AI have barely started, so compute demand could grow faster than expected.
• Valuations stretched: SpaceX at around 100 times revenue and trillion-dollar projections look unjustified, and early beats are easy to arrange.

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Replies traded one-line dismissals instead of engaging the eligibility question.

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Variety's critic predicts the documentary "You Can See Everything" could win Best Picture, likening it to "Pulp Fiction". Replies split on eligibility and on the praise itself.

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• Documentary category: It is a documentary, so it belongs in Best Documentary, and running it for Best Picture is unfair to other films.
• Any film qualifies: Documentaries are movies, and like animated and international films they can compete for Best Picture as well as their own category.
• Overhyped praise: The "Pulp Fiction" comparison is too much this early, and "Pulp Fiction" did not even win Best Picture.
• Crowd favourites: Films audiences actually saw, like "Dune" or "The Odyssey", deserve the top prize more than a niche pick.

Why grounded?

Replies mostly posted rival lists without saying what the category should reward.

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A Grammy forecaster lists 12 contenders for Song of the Year, where only 8 can be nominated. Replies argue over picks and criteria.

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• Songwriting first: The category rewards composition, so lyric and melody-driven songs like "The Cure" and "Where Is My Husband" should lead.
• Dracula belongs: "Dracula" has the stronger melody and lyrics and deserves a nomination over the favourites.
• R&B surprise: R&B often supplies surprise nominees, and Tems' "What You Need" has the popularity and global fanbase to get in.
• Overlooked stars: Ariana Grande keeps getting left out of the top categories and should finally be nominated.

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Replies traded accusations that the other side's posts came from bots.

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Amanita Design condemned a fan's AI animations made from Machinarium art. Replies split on whether it is a tribute or copying.

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• Copied art: Feeding hand drawn art into AI copies it without consent, and calling it a love letter hides that.
• Fan tribute: It is fan art made with a different tool, and the studio should thank fans instead of attacking them.
• Shared ideas: Once a work is out in the world, others will build on it, and creators should get used to that.

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Replies cycled through the same objection and personal jabs.

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Citrini says it used Anthropic's internal research model to design an experimental scorpion antivenom. Replies argue whether a binding result justifies the cost.

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• Binding only: The design binds the toxin but has not been shown to neutralize it, so it is an early result.
• Costly compute: 10,000 H100 hours is a lot for a binding result that a funded postdoc could reach.
• Faster design: Preclinical design is far faster than five years ago and is now 40 to 100 times cheaper than when this began.
• Trials bottleneck: Fast design moves the bottleneck to lab validation and human trials, which still cost millions.

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Replies traded verdicts and old labels without engaging each other's reasons.

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A post recalls the 2006 Diwali clash, calling Don a hit and Jaan-E-Mann a flop. Replies argue over how strong Don really was and how Jaan-E-Mann aged.

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• Clear hit: Don did very well despite a strong negative camp and its climax being revealed on opening day.
• Underperformer: A hit that only doubled a flop's earnings and footfalls shows how weak this remake really was.
• Borrowed name: Don succeeded because it remade an Amitabh Bachchan classic, and remakes of famous films always do well.
• Cult classic: Jaan-E-Mann flopped in 2006 but has aged well and become a cult classic.

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Replies piled up personal anecdotes without engaging the post's challenge.

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A game developer says no AI supporter could name one way AI helps make games. Replies argue over automation, prototyping and game feel.

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• Empty hype: Asked for one concrete way AI helps make games, its supporters give none, which makes the hype bizarre.
• Tedium relief: AI handles debugging, testing, porting and tool building, freeing developers to focus on design and fun.
• Faster prototyping: Building rough versions in days lets developers test more ideas and drop the bad ones sooner.
• Feel by hand: Tuning how a game feels to play still takes slow manual work that AI cannot skip.

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Insults between fan bases buried the actual question about how Billboard counts a remix.

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A chart account gives Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan's expectations remix a 58% shot at a top 2 debut. Replies question calling it a debut.

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• Same song: Billboard combines the remix with the original, which never left the chart, so it would simply climb.
• New entry: The Chappell Roan remix is new, and only the original is charting, so the remix would debut.
• Coin flip: A 58% Kalshi price is close to a coin flip, and a top 5 finish is doubtful.

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Insults and a growing pile of extra names buried the replies that answered the post.

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A film account says five Bollywood actors no longer earn solo leads at the box office. Replies argue over talent, director credit and the numbers.

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• Box office pull: Producers should cast leads by opening pull, which Shahid Kapoor, Tiger Shroff and Rajkummar Rao no longer deliver.
• Talent first: Pankaj Tripathi and Rajkummar Rao are strong actors who need better scripts and directors, not fewer leads.
• Star credit: Kabir Singh's 278 crore run was Shahid Kapoor's draw, since Vanga was a new director before it.
• Wrong record: The list misreads the record: Stree 2 grossed 870 crore with Rao and Cocktail 2 was a hit.

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Fan rivalries and mocking nicknames kept pulling the replies away from the chart itself.

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A chart account posted its 2026 Billboard year-end Hot 100 prediction. Replies split on whether the order reflects real popularity or radio play.

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• Chart sabotage: Billboard held back Taylor Swift's Ophelia by keeping it out of the top 5 when it re-entered.
• Real hits: Olivia Dean landing two songs in the top 5 and Opalite reaching 10 mark them as big hits, whatever doubters said.
• Radio bias: Heavy radio play lifts pop and country while hip-hop fights for scraps, making it a payola chart.

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Accusations of lying and quick verdicts drowned out the replies that explained their view.

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A post reports walkouts as Street Fighter heads for a $30 million opening. Replies split on whether the reports reflect the film.

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• Weak opening: A $30 million opening on an $82 million budget, rotten reviews and walkouts point to a flop.
• Fun for fans: Fans of the games had fun with it; viewers expecting an Avengers-level blockbuster set the bar wrong.
• Overblown reports: Walkout stories are exaggerated; similar claims followed Batman v Superman, which reviewed worse than this film.
• Nostalgia only: It was always just nostalgia for purists, and modern entertainment rarely lives up to the originals.

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Jokes and complaints piled up and buried the few substantive replies.

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A post shares a study linking frequent daytime naps to higher dementia risk. Replies split on what the link means and on trusting such studies.

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• Early symptom: Frequent napping may reflect brain changes that disrupt sleep years before diagnosis, rather than causing dementia.
• Plausible link: Needing many naps a day is itself unusual, so a higher dementia risk among frequent nappers makes sense.
• Mixed messages: Naps were praised as healthy a year ago, so a dementia warning now makes such studies hard to trust.
• Study doubts: The findings should be reviewed, since memory loss also appears in people who never take naps.

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Replies scattered into unrelated health theories instead of the study itself.

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A CTV News post reports a study linking chips, cereals and frozen meals to brain damage and dementia. Replies argue over the science and who is responsible.

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• Regulators failing: Canada lets harmful products onto shelves, so companies should be held accountable instead of shoppers.
• Junk science: Diet studies keep flipping, like the coffee and heart disease link, so this one deserves doubt.
• Small effect: The study's own numbers show only slightly higher incidence in the heaviest eaters, not a big jump.
• Healthy food unaffordable: Real food is too expensive for ordinary Canadians, which pushes families toward processed meals.

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The real disagreement was scattered among fan questions and replies in two languages.

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A post says Jailer 2's Hindi version missed North Indian chains, costing it about 150 crore. Replies split on the OTT deal and that estimate.

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• Costly miss: A Hindi release could have added around 150 crore, since Rajinikanth's North Indian fan following has grown.
• Makers to blame: Agreeing to a four-week OTT window cost the multiplex deals and shortchanged North Indian audiences.
• Overstated upside: The Hindi upside is overstated, since the first Jailer made only 5 to 6 crore in Hindi.

Why grounded?

The box office argument kept collapsing into insults over reading comprehension.

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A post says Clayface, made for a reported $40 million, is being called a bomb before release. Replies argue over tracking numbers and break-even math.

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• Premature verdict: A $40 million film tracking near a $30 million opening cannot be called a bomb before release.
• Weak tracking: With marketing and theaters keeping half of ticket sales, it needs about $120 million just to break even.
• Inflated cost math: DC is not spending $60 million to market a $40 million horror film, so that estimate fails.
• Horror audience: Horror fans who turned out for Backrooms and Obsession will carry a $40 million film without superhero crowds.

Why grounded?

Replies kept drifting into unrelated market predictions instead of engaging the argument.

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A post says CoreWeave's slide shows the AI build-out bubble has found its pin. Replies split on whether one firm's debt signals a wider downturn.

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• Bubble found its pin: CoreWeave carries $51 billion of debt with negative cash flow, so bankruptcy and a downturn are coming.
• Contained overbuild: Demand for chips and power is real, and this looks like the 2000 overbuild, not 2008.
• Build-out continues: CoreWeave is noise and TSMC earnings are the signal; hyperscaler cash flow recovers within two or three years.
• Rates are the threat: Accelerating inflation and high interest rates are what could undermine the AI growth engine.

Why grounded?

Repeated declarations of allegiance crowded out the few practical questions raised.

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Tooro's royal account announced King Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I's cabinet. Replies challenge the succession underlying these appointments rather than discussing the proposed administration.

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• Administrative renewal: The new cabinet should strengthen Tooro's administration, preserve its cultural heritage and advance the kingdom's development.
• Hereditary succession: The throne should pass to Oyo's claimed son instead of remaining under the newly selected king.

Why grounded?

Personal taunts repeatedly pulled the replies away from their original lines of argument.

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A post criticizes Drake's reported Grammy absence this year. Replies dispute whether refusing to participate reflects musical quality, industry influence or commercial priorities.

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• Loss avoidance: Drake's withdrawal looks like avoiding further losses rather than showing that his Grammy competitors are inferior.
• Artistic merit: Music awards reward the better song, rather than guaranteeing victory to the biggest or best-selling artist.
• Voting credibility: Industry marketing can influence peer voting, so Grammy preferences need not outweigh the listeners' judgement.
• Commercial value: Billboard awards reflect sales and revenue, giving artists more practical value than Grammy recognition.

Why grounded?

Recurring dismissals and drift toward broader complaints fragmented the original discussion.

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A post says Phantom Menace duel footage was slowed. Replies argue over the clips' provenance and whether polished choreography suits lightsaber combat.

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• Peak technique: Polished choreography suits younger Jedi at their peak, rather than the older combatants in the original film.
• Staged combat: Highly polished choreography makes lightsaber battles resemble staged martial-arts performances rather than convincing fights between opponents.
• Footage provenance: Labels alone do not establish either clip's speed; the source footage must be traceable.

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Personal attacks and unrelated accusations repeatedly diverted the replies from their original focus.

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A post revisits King Charles's wool burial demonstration. Replies disagree over what it shows about materials and how clothing should be valued.

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• Natural breakdown: Wool can return to the soil after use, making it preferable to persistent synthetic clothing.
• Lasting synthetics: The surviving synthetic jumper suggests greater durability, making synthetics preferable for clothes intended to last.
• Wool costs: Wool's price reflects processing and skilled labour, with coarse British fleeces often better suited to carpets.

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Dismissive replies turned a disagreement into a pile-on against the people involved.

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Ben Affleck criticized celebrations of Digger's box office failure. Replies dispute whether supporting creative risk should change how audiences judge the film.

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• Creative risk: Celebrating Digger's failure discourages expensive creative risks that audiences do not have to finance themselves.
• Message fatigue: Digger deserves its failure because audiences are tired of being preached to about global warming.
• Commercial expectations: Expecting Digger's script to become a box office hit was a mistaken judgment from the start.

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Personal attacks repeatedly turned the exchange into arguments about other people's motives.

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A post criticizes AI-heavy production for Epic's Disney game. Replies dispute what matters for players and whether Fortnite's core modes face changes.

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• Quality concerns: AI-heavy production could erode Fortnite's distinctive appeal and drive players back toward older games.
• Finished game: Players should judge whether the Disney game is fun rather than how its code and art were made.
• Scope limits: The Disney project should be judged separately from Battle Royale and live events until changes are announced.
• Consumer refusal: Players should avoid the Disney mode to demonstrate that they do not want AI-heavy production.